Which patients with ankylosing spondylitis derive most benefit from an inpatient management program?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2381-2384

  Band, Dawn A ^a   Jones, Sarah D ^a   Kennedy, L Gail ^a   Garrett, Sarah L ^a   Porter, John ^a   Gay, Lou ^a   Richardson, Jenny ^a   Whitelock, Helen C ^a   Calin, Andrei ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Disease activity; Function; Inpatient management; Metrology; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031452113     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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